As the weather is getting colder and colder, we can really feel winter is approaching. For some people this may mean wooly jackets, warm nights by the fireplace with a warm drink, and binge watching your favourite show. However, for some people this time of the year doesn’t bring those warm fuzzy feelings - in fact, it could be quite the opposite.

As human beings, our minds tend to wonder off, whether this is thinking about an upcoming holiday, or worrying about an exam coming up – we lose touch with the ‘here and now’ experience. Mindfulness is the technique to bring someone back to the ‘here and now’ and offer a way of freeing yourself from automatic and unhelpful ways of thinking and responding.

Next week is Patient Experience week, where we globally celebrate the people who impact on the patient experience every day. Here, at Melbourne Wellbeing Group, we specifically celebrate our psychologists and speech pathologists, and the support they provide to our clients.

When we think of wellbeing so many different things come to mind as it’s a word that is being thrown around a lot these days, but what does it mean and why do we need to create connection to nurture our wellbeing? 

In honour of Autism Awareness Month, we would like to share some important facts about Autism Spectrum in the hope to provide you with some insight into the life of someone with Autism

Most of us spend majority of our time at work at some point in our lives. That's why it’s important that we feel mentally healthy, safe and stress-free, so we can perform our best and flourish in the workplace and in other aspects of life.